The Prince George Citizen, TV TIMES - December 22nd, 1990 - 29 M OVIES ON TV By ROBERT IMMATTEO

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In "Guess Who's Coming for doles out food and money to New struggling writer whose ex-wife has " (NBC, Dec. 23), Ri­ City's poor and home­ ripped off his best idea for a book. chard Mulligan plays George Wal­ less. Alas, Amanda is at a loss Danny DeVito co-stars as one of ters. a small-town eccentric, who when she wants to share her Crystal's writing-class students - a befriends Arnold Zimmerman wealth with her own grandchildren, guy who lives with the most horren­ (Beau Bridges), a fellow in a pin­ who are estranged from the family. dous harridan of a mom imaginable striped suit who turns out io be an So the grande dame hires a detec­ (the late Anne Ramsay). The story extraterrestrial! This made-for-TV tive (Ron Liebman) to find them. involves a transfer: DeVito agrees dose of whimsy is proof that even The hit black com edy "Throw to kill Crystal's ex-wife, on the con­ ump-in- the-throat Christmas mov- Momma From the Train" (CBS, dition that Crystal then wipe out .es are getting stranger. Dec. 27) stars as a Momma. "Always Remember I Love You" ,CBS. Dec. 23) offers warm senti­ ment for the holidays, as an adopted teen (Stephen Dorff) searches for his birth parents. THE PRINCE GEORGE °atty Duke, fresh from telling all in ler recent bio-pic, plays the boy's VICTIM SERVICES latural mother, and David Birney and Joan Van Ark play the adoptive Richard Mulligan and parents. Quality acting should help SOCIETY activate this one. Beau Bridges "Roots: The Gift" (ABC. Dec. 24), the follow-up to the classic miniser­ title is freedom, and the drama is a ies "Roots," failed to live up to its heavy-handed parable that equates “A volunteer group who provide Chnstianity with the anti-slavery predecessor. Louis Gossett Jr. and information and assistance to LeVar Burton effectively reprise movement and man's nobler impul­ their roles as Fiddler, the crafty se s. victim s of crim e.” slave, and Kunta Kinte. the young In the 1986 "made-for-TV movie" If w e can be of service African whose innate sense of "Christmas Evo" (NBC, Dec. 24), worth was severly undermined an older yet still glamorous Loretta please call: when he was sold into slavery. The Young starred in her first television sequel occurs in 1770, as the two role in 23 years. She plays eccen­ men become involved in the Christ­ tric millionairess Amanda Kingsley, 562-3371 mas Eve escape attempt of a group who. in the com pany of her terribly of runaway slaves. The "gift” of the proper servant (Trevor Howard) Season s(greetings f r i From aCC c f us at CbarCie's QirC. . . w e zirisfi everyone a festive bodday and may 1991 be bappy and prosperous. *To our m any clients, tbanJCyou fo r your patronage over tbe past year, w e Coo%_ forw ard to seeing you in tbe new year. . . Pine Centre Mail 563-9253